It is through small decisions like this, town by town, that our police departments are slowly changing to look less like the people they serve, and more like occupying armies.
MIGHTY FOURTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIVIL LIBERTIES CRUSADER ALEX MARTHEWS
“It’s a historic issue. There isn’t really a culture of democratic accountability for the police, and when it comes to elected towns and officials, in many towns and cities across Massachusetts, sometimes they may not have the power to oversee the police department properly. “
GUEST EDITORIAL: WHEN PENALTIES REPLACE PRIVACY
Even though it has been 18 years since digital tolling debuted on the Pike, there is still not even a data retention policy.
THE YEAR IN MASS SURVEILLANCE
You’d be better off using divination sticks than relying on TV to find out what’s going on regarding these matters, so we keep track of it all. Here’s a brief overview of this year’s surveillance-related news in the Commonwealth.
THE MASS DELEGATION SURVEILLANCE SCORECARD: ASK NOT HOW YOUR COUNTRY CAN SPY ON YOU
Only a fool would get their news on these intensely granular issues from traditional news sources …
BOSTON TROLLING (PART 2)
Smarter city or city under surveillance?
BOSTON TROLLING (PART I)
You partied hard at Boston Calling and there’s facial recognition data to prove it
BOSTON TROLLING (THE COMPLETE SERIES)
“They’re asserting a general police power to capture anybody’s image and process it for law enforcement purposes just in case they later turn out to be guilty of something. That’s not OK.”
